There are 7 ways to get from Italy to Costa Rica by plane or train
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Fly from Milan Linate Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIN - SJO
17h 31m$463–1,304Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
19h$496–958Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLQ - SJO
16h 51m$559–848Fly from Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FLR - SJO
17h 32m$503–954Fly from Turin Caselle Airport
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRN - SJO
17h 32m$555–1,110Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FCO - SJO
18h 11m$465–1,108Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
18h 56m$571–1,334
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $490 - $1,000 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 16h 51m and costs $550 - $850.
The distance between Italy and Costa Rica is 9498 km.
It takes approximately 17h 31m to get from Italy to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 7h behind Italy. It is currently 3:29 AM in Italy and 8:29 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Italy and Costa Rica?
Air France, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–850
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
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